How many of these can you get right?

1 Which nation can you find Timbucktu?

2 What Turkic people built an empire and were converted to Judism in what is now Russia?

3 Which Civil war cost the lives of over 20 million people in the mid 19th centruy and where was it fought?

4 How many years did the "Hundred Years War" last?

5 Name the first US President to be impeached?

6 Which was the first country to institute Civil Service exams.

7 The first US Constitution was the articles of confederation. Which people inspired this document?

8 Who was the first non-Italian pope?

9 Which Jewish Rabbi served in the Confederate Government and ordered his followers to fight for the Confederacy?

10 Which French Millitary Officer was convicted of treason and sent to Devil's Island for the charge of treason but was released through the instigation of Emil Zola?

11 Which Country invented Sauerkraut?

12 Where did the "Charge of the light brigade" occur? During which war did that take place?

13 Harriet Breecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Toms Cabin" after a visit to which "Southern" city?

14 Which candidate for US President received over 1 million votes while serving in Prison?

15 What is the only current US State that was occupied by an enemy force during World War 2.

16 What was the first war where millitary aircraft was used and which nation used them?

17 In which war were submarine first used?

18 Which US State was originally called the State of Deseret?

19 Which nation invented the Television?

Answers will be given June 10th. Winner will get a cookie;)

Maybe you can make it multiple choice so a javascript or some other html type program be used and people won't be influenced by other peoples' responses.

Harder than your last quiz.:stupid:

[really corny Arnold Schwarznegger accent] I'll be back for you...[/accent] Seriously, I'll be back with the answers....

Um..I FAIL! :(

Can we make a easier one..like History 101~

Originally posted by Criminal
How many of these can you get right?

1 Which nation can you find Timbucktu?

2 What Turkic people built an empire and were converted to Judism in what is now Russia?

3 Which Civil war cost the lives of over 20 million people in the mid 19th centruy and where was it fought?

4 How many years did the "Hundred Years War" last?

5 Name the first US President to be impeached?

6 Which was the first country to institute Civil Service exams.

7 The first US Constitution was the articles of confederation. Which people inspired this document?

8 Who was the first non-Italian pope?

9 Which Jewish Rabbi served in the Confederate Government and ordered his followers to fight for the Confederacy?

10 Which French Millitary Officer was convicted of treason and sent to Devil's Island for the charge of treason but was released through the instigation of Emil Zola?

11 Which Country invented Sauerkraut?

12 Where did the "Charge of the light brigade" occur? During which war did that take place?

13 Harriet Breecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Toms Cabin" after a visit to which "Southern" city?

14 Which candidate for US President received over 1 million votes while serving in Prison?

15 What is the only current US State that was occupied by an enemy force during World War 2.

16 What was the first war where millitary aircraft was used and which nation used them?

17 In which war were submarine first used?

18 Which US State was originally called the State of Deseret?

19 Which nation invented the Television?

Answers will be given June 10th. Winner will get a cookie;)

um...rite off the top of my head

1. dont know, but its in africa
2.dont know
3.dont know
4.um... 8
5. jefferson..? lol
6. USA
7.which ppl....founding fathers?
8. dont know
9. dont know
10.dreyfus
11.austria
12.dont know
13.dont know
14.dont know
15.alaska
16.ww1, germany
17.civil war
18. new mexico?
19. USA

1-mali
2-khazars
3-ill get it wrong, better not answer
4-i think 115 years
5-johnson
6-no clue
7-the delian league?
8-dunno, but he was dutch
9-no clue
10-no clue
11-china
12-no clue
13-no clue
14-larouche-bet you voted for him too, crim
15-alaska, you mentioned that in another post
16-no clue
17-civil war?
18-utah
19-i blame it on the commies

Originally posted by Snouter
Maybe you can make it multiple choice so a javascript or some other html type program be used and people won't be influenced by other peoples' responses.
Sorry, I'm not that smart. :D

I think the answer to 17 was either the Revolutionary war, or the war of 1812.

1. Cambodia?
2. Kahzakistan?
3. China (Only place where 20 million people wouldn't seem like a big deal).
4. 40 ?
5. Andrew Johnson
6. USA?
7. The Iroquis
8. Gregory the ???
9. ??
10.??
11.Germany
12.Boar War, S Africa?
13.Cairo
14.Eugen Debbs (I know this one)"It is the govenment that should ask me for a pardon".
15.Alaska (I think it was some islands that were "technically" a part of Alaska).
16.WWI; Great Britain
17.Revolutionary War; The "Turtle" was the name of the device.
18.Utah
19.Great Britain

I didn't know a lot of these.

So far some great answers. I wish I could give the answers out now. Well I will have to wait till the 10th. :)

1 Mali

2 moors

3 boer war, south africe

4 10 days

5 nixon

6 germany

7 drunk people

8 peter of the disciples as he was an israeli

9 rabbi aeriel

10 pierre franchomps

11 germany

12 korea, korean war

13 louisana

14 nixon

15 alaska

16 spanish civil ewar and it was the gemran army

17 world war 1

18 nevada

19 john logi baird inventded the tv and it was in soho london so to answer the qu3estion englnad

can i pleas ehave the cookie

Criminal-

In the future, if you wanna do this, as Snouter said, I can prolly work on it with you. :-)

I will answer some shortly...

1 Mali

2 The Kazars

3 Tai Ping Rebellion. Called the "Great Peace". Fought in China. Its leader thought himself to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ. Was an expression of rebellion against the unpopular Manchu government. Suppressed with support of Great Britian.

4 116 years intermittantly. This was actually not one war but a succession of wars between Britain and France.

5 Andrew Johnson

6 China

7 Iraquois Confederacy

8 Saint Peter, born in Palestine

9 Judah Benjermain

10 Louis Dreyfeus

11 China

12 In the Crimea, In Russia. During the Crimean War.

13 Cincinnatti. Harriet Breecher Stowe was inspired to write Uncle Tom's Cabin after hearing about a slave girl who escaped with her baby and clung for life on an ice floe while crossing the Ohio River.

14 Eugene Debbs, of the Socialist Party. Conviced of the Anti Sedition act for giving anti war speeches during WW 1. Received over 1 million votes in 1920.

15 Alaska. Some of the Aleutian Islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1943. Attu was the site of a bloody batte.

16 The Italo Turkish War. 1911-1912. The first millitary use of aircraft was by Italy.

17 While the technology for the Submarine was known since the time of Alexander the Great, the first mechanically functioning Submerine (using steam power) was used in the American Civil War.

18 Utah. Named Deseret by Brigham Young.

19 Germany

OK Manu, I will try that next time.

I think Lowtide won but you all get cookies. I will be baking tomorrow so come on by. IFF bring me a case of beer and i will get you a whole bag of cookies.:D

IFF, I was consulting an encyclopedia regarding the TV so you might be right about that answer. I do know that there were several prototypes made with the TV. Both Britian and Germany claim to be the birthplace of the television. It was Germany that had the first TV broadcast however.

Originally posted by Criminal
I think Lowtide won but you all get cookies. I will be baking tomorrow so come on by. IFF bring me a case of beer and i will get you a whole bag of cookies.:D

Cool!! I hope it's not too far of a drive for me... where am I going?

i got the dreyfus one rite! yea!

peter? trick question! anyone know who the next non-italian pope was? im positive he was dutch. cant remember his name, tho.

Originally posted by Criminal
I will be baking tomorrow so come on by. IFF bring me a case of beer and i will get you a whole bag of cookies.:D

lol *brings criminal a case of beer*

Originally posted by IFF
1 Mali

2 moors

3 boer war, south africe

4 10 days

5 nixon

6 germany

7 drunk people

8 peter of the disciples as he was an israeli

9 rabbi aeriel

10 pierre franchomps

11 germany

12 korea, korean war

13 louisana

14 nixon

15 alaska

16 spanish civil ewar and it was the gemran army

17 world war 1

18 nevada

19 john logi baird inventded the tv and it was in soho london so to answer the qu3estion englnad

can i pleas ehave the cookie

If I were in charge of the cookie giving you'd get one of those really big ones with frosting & whipped cream and other sweet junk just for attempting to answer every question! You're like, brilliant, or something.

Originally posted by DotCom


If I were in charge of the cookie giving you'd get one of those really big ones with frosting & whipped cream and other sweet junk just for attempting to answer every question! You're like, brilliant, or something.

ahh i know i am :D and also i rock at spelling :D

Originally posted by Lowtide


Cool!! I hope it's not too far of a drive for me... where am I going?
Berwyn Ilinois. I got some Oreos, are they good enough?

Originally posted by DotCom


If I were in charge of the cookie giving you'd get one of those really big ones with frosting & whipped cream and other sweet junk just for attempting to answer every question! You're like, brilliant, or something.
OK...but someone has to get me a beer for organizing this quiz. And I mean really good Imported stuff like Groelsh, and not Milwaukees Best.

Originally posted by Noffy
peter? trick question! anyone know who the next non-italian pope was? im positive he was dutch. cant remember his name, tho.
That was sneeky wasnt it? I got that from Jepordy.

The Dutch guy was Pope Adrian the something or other. He died in the 15th century.

Originally posted by Kareem
i got the dreyfus one rite! yea!
Yes you did. Really I would buy all of you a beer for your effort. You did good.

post another one soon...

I would except I dont have enough cookies. I'm too much of a cheap bastard.

Originally posted by Criminal
How many of these can you get right?

1 Which nation can you find Timbucktu?
ghana?


2 What Turkic people built an empire and were converted to Judism in what is now Russia?
Armenian?


3 Which Civil war cost the lives of over 20 million people in the mid 19th centruy and where was it fought?
Russian


4 How many years did the "Hundred Years War" last?
57

5 Name the first US President to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson

6 Which was the first country to institute Civil Service exams.
England

7 The first US Constitution was the articles of confederation. Which people inspired this document?
Virginians

8 Who was the first non-Italian pope?
?

9 Which Jewish Rabbi served in the Confederate Government and ordered his followers to fight for the Confederacy?
He was the treasurer...

10 Which French Millitary Officer was convicted of treason and sent to Devil's Island for the charge of treason but was released through the instigation of Emil Zola?
Dreyfus

11 Which Country invented Sauerkraut?
Germany

12 Where did the "Charge of the light brigade" occur? During which war did that take place?
Afghanistan....


13 Harriet Breecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Toms Cabin" after a visit to which "Southern" city?
Philadelphia?


14 Which candidate for US President received over 1 million votes while serving in Prison?
Larouche


15 What is the only current US State that was occupied by an enemy force during World War 2.
Alaska

16 What was the first war where millitary aircraft was used and which nation used them?
WWI, French


17 In which war were submarine first used?
1812

18 Which US State was originally called the State of Deseret?
Utah

19 Which nation invented the Television?
Andrew Zworkin, he was a swede, but he was in England at the time?

Answers will be given June 10th. Winner will get a cookie;)